Top 10 Major Monsoon Festivals in India – श्रावण माह

India is known as land of festivals, Every next day there is a festival celebrated somewhere around the country. Generally all the monsoon festival falls during the holy month of Shravan or start with Rath Yatra festival.

There are numerous traditional fast and festivals celebrated during the wet season of monsoon, some of them are Ganga Dussehra, Rath Yatras, Kanwarias and Janmashtamiand

Teej ! हर‌ियाली तीज

The Haritalika Teej is a fasting festival for Hindu married women, celebrated during the monsoon. This festival is dedicated to the Goddess Parvati, commemorating her reunion with Lord Shiva.
Teej is a very popular festival of India and all women in India celebrate this festival with great enthusiasm and joy.

Nag Panchami ! नाग पंचमी

The festival of snakes, celebrated on the fifth day of the moonlit-fortnight in the month of Shravan. It very important Hindu festival, people worship the snake and offer milk to honor the snakes ” The Indian Cobra“.

Onam ! ओणम

Onam is the largest festival in the “God’s Own Country” of Kerala, celebrated with fun and fervor by Malayalees across India. The harvest festival of Onam is celebrated with ten days of feasting, snake boat races, song, dance and merriment.

Raksha Bandhan ! रक्षाबन्धन

The most famous Indian festival, Raksha Bandhan is celebrated in the month of Sravan. The day symbolizes love, affection and a feeling of brothers and sisters, The significance of Rakhi is the bond of protection or promise of protection.

Nariyal Purnima ! नारली पूर्णिमा

The Coconut Day festival or Narali Purnima is celebrated mostly by the fishing community in Maharashtra and other coastal areas. The festivals shows the true culture and traditions of Maharashtra and fishermen called as Koli.

Adiperukku ! आदि पेरुक्कु

The great and unique festival of Tamil which is known as Adi Perukku celebrated during mid july-August by women. The festival pays tribute to water’s life-sustaining properties, celebrated near river basins, water tanks, lakes and wells.

Hemis Festival ! हेमिस महोत्सव

The hemis festival is celebrated in the famous monastery of ladakh in the state of Jammu and Kashmir. The five day Hemis Festival is held every year in the Hemis Monastery, the biggest Buddhist monastery of Ladakh.

Minjar ! मिंजर मेला

The Minjar Festival of Himachal Pradesh celebrated during the july-August at Chamba. Minjar festival is a kind of a thanksgiving ceremony to the god of rain and a prayer for good harvest. The seven-day long harvest festival is one of the major monsoon festival in Himachal Pradesh, along with Minjar Mela.

Hareli ! हरेली त्यौहार

The tribal states of India, Chhattisgarh celebrate Hareli festival to pray for a good harvest. This is an important harvest festival celebrated in Chhattisgarh and some part of Madhya Pradesh during the holy month of sawan.

Behdienkhlam ! बेहदीनखलम

The annual Behdienkhlam is one of the prime festival of Meghalaya, celebrated during the monsoon season in the month of July at Jaintia Hills.
There are other monsoon festivals also celebrated at north east India such as Nongkrem Dance, Reh Festival, Cheiraoba festival, Moatsu and Ambubasi Mela.

Famous Monsoon Festivals of India also includes

• Rath Yatra
• Shravani Mela
• Krishna Janmashtami
• Ganesh Chaturthi
• Ganga Dussehra
• Avani Avittam

झारखंड के देवघर का श्रावणी मेला 

सावन का पहला सोमवार को है और उस दिन झारखंड के देवघर में जलाभिषेक के लिए देशभर से शिवभक्तों की भीड़ उमड़ेगी। सवा महीने तक चलने वाले इस श्रावणी मेले में अब हर रोज कांवरियों की जल चढ़ाने की जो होड़ रहती  है!